Bridgewater Associates rode a strong first half from its flagship Pure Alpha Fund to retake the top spot in AR magazine’s biannual Billion Dollar Club survey. The Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund giant now manages $50.9 billion, nearly 17% more than it did at the beginning of the year, pushing JPMorgan Chase back into second place among the largest U.S. hedge funds.

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